Hungarian GP: Charles Leclerc fastest in FP2 ahead of Lando Norris

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was fastest in the second practice session of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, with Lando Norris posting a surprise second quickest time ahead of Carlos Sainz.

Ferrari have set the early pace so far this weekend, with Sainz in the other car going fastest in FP1, ahead of Max Verstappen and Leclerc.

That order, though, changed for FP2 with Dutchman only able to go fourth fastest, with him complaining of oscillations in turns four and eleven during the session.

Leclerc, meanwhile, comes into this weekend looking to make amends after what happened in France and he’ll feel as though he has started the weekend on the right foot, with him going two-tenths faster than Norris in the quick-looking McLaren.

The team from Woking are in decent form after a good performance last time out at Paul Ricard, but few would have had them in the mix this high up going into this weekend.

Indeed, in the mid-speed corners in particular the car looked about as competitive as anything else in FP2 and, that said, around this circuit, they could be on for a very decent weekend.

Daniel Ricciardo in the other McLaren underlined the strength across the board the team appears to have this weekend as he went fifth fastest, ahead of Fernando Alonso in the Alpine, with the Spaniard celebrating his 41st birthday today and evidently eager to try and keep the McLarens in sight as the two teams battle for fourth in the Constructors’ championship.

Seventh quickest was Sebastian Vettel, fresh from his retirement announcement on Thursday, with the Aston Martin looking in decent shape at this stage, with George Russell in the Mercedes in 8th after he complained of lock up issues into turn one in particular.

Sergio Perez was ninth